What color is #2E4943?

#2E4943 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4943?

The RGB value is 46, 73, 67: 46 red, 73 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4943?

The complementary color is #492E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4943 color

#2E4943 rgb(46, 73, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4943 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 28.6% green and 26.3% blue (46, 73, 67).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#2E4943 color codes

HEX	`#2E4943`
RGB	`rgb(46, 73, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 28.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.78, -11.82, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.78, 11.82, 178.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.522, 5.751, 6.181)`
Decimal	`3033411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4943, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2E4943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2E4943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4943; }
.text { color: #2e4943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 73 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4943, #2e4149); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2E4943?: #2E4943 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4943?: The RGB value is 46, 73, 67: 46 red, 73 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4943?: The complementary color is #492E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.